DAVID BIANCULLI

Founder / Editor

ERIC GOULD

Associate Editor

LINDA DONOVAN

Assistant Editor

Contributors

ALEX STRACHAN

MIKE HUGHES

KIM AKASS

MONIQUE NAZARETH

ROGER CATLIN

GARY EDGERTON

TOM BRINKMOELLER

GERALD JORDAN

NOEL HOLSTON

 
 
2009
Jan
9
 
 
It's that time of year -- time for the Fox network to relaunch its two most important mid-season weapons. "American Idol" returns Tuesday, and "24" returns Sunday. Both are coming back in slightly retooled, but still recognizable, models for 2009...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
7
 
 
Overdue, but done: The TV WORTH WATCHING Holiday Shopping Guides and TV listings are retired from the site, packed away. No more little Nippers with Santa hats. Nothing left to do but say thanks...So, thanks...to Eric Gould for the special holiday designs -- and for surviving a holiday meal of grisly bear...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
7
 
 
Now that we know what tricks FX's "Damages" is capable of pulling -- time shifts, loyalty shifts, stunning plot relevations, character assassinations in both the figurative and literal sense -- is there any way for a second season to live up to the first?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
7
 
 
Let other people be Movie Stars. Jack Lemmon was America's Everyman. A manic modern husband. A mousy Navy ensign. An eager-beaver young executive used by his wily old boss...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
6
 
 
January 6, 2009 10:09 AM She even reads books! That's the punchline of the first of five fun films starring Jean Harlow, Dinner at Eight (Saturday at 8 p.m., Turner Classic Movies). The night's TCM mini-festival spotlights the brassy blonde's sex appeal and comedic spark as well as her dramatic chops (or lack thereof), in early films from 1931-33. Dinner at Eightis a sleek MGM all-star affair, where a 1933 high society dinner party attracts not only Harlow (in a gown so tight, the actress lite
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
6
 
 
Let Bianculli cover the network biggies. I prefer sifting through the more obscure sands of cable/satellite to find peculiar jewels among the junk. Like a new Shatner's Raw Nerve where the BIO host pokes away at old Trek second Leonard Nimoy...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
5
 
 
We're six days into the New Year, and finally have our first quality new show of 2009. Of course, it's only new to ABC, because it used to be on NBC, but "Scrubs" is back tonight with a fresh pair of episodes (9 p.m. ET), and that's excellent news about an excellent sitcom.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
5
 
 
Some readers, checking out the results of and replies to the TV WORTH WATCHING Readers' Poll, asked some follow-up questions. What other shows placed highly in the poll? What shows drew more or less support than expected. Good questions. Here are the answers...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
1
 
 
The votes are in for the first TV Worth Watching Readers' Poll, and they're very impressive. Good for you guys. AMC's "Mad Men" took top honors by an impressive margin...